China and India; faraway lands
Archaic or literary term referring to distant foreign lands, especially China and India. The second gloss 'far away' reflects a figurative extension, but the primary meaning is the two countries as symbols of remote places.
In the old days, traveling to China and India was a life-risking endeavor.
「唐天竺」という言葉は、遠い異国を表す古い表現だ。
The word 唐天竺 is an old expression for distant foreign lands.